Editor’s Observe: The next incorporates spoilers for 9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 1.Season 9 of 9-1-1 marks the primary season with out Bobby Nash (Peter Krause), and the season premiere kicks off with a six-month time soar that units the stage for the way the present is planning to maneuver ahead from this loss. The 118 hosts a dedication ceremony the place the firehouse is known as after Bobby, after which they proceed to reply to calls like regular, whereas Athena (Angela Bassett) fights to remain distracted. The present has not forgotten about Bobby, and the entire characters proceed to grieve him on this episode, however the present has lastly moved previous the deal with the lack of Bobby. Now, 9-1-1 is again to mad calls and regular interactions among the many characters, and it feels prefer it has discovered a strong tone that blends the outdated with the brand new.
One main shift that 9-1-1 has had to determine after Bobby’s loss of life is what this implies for the 118. The 118 has needed to exchange Bobby earlier than, most notably and infuriatingly when Gerrard (Brian Thompson) held the role of captain of the 118 twice final season. Fortunately, there is not going to be a brand new captain introduced in from the skin this time, no less than if 9-1-1 continues on its present observe. After Chimney (Kenneth Choi) stepped up in the Season 8 finale, he is since been performing as captain of the 118. Oddly, although, Chimney continues to be the short-term captain of the 118, and the present must lastly make this title change official as an alternative of dragging it out or briefly bringing in one other new captain for the sake of battle.
In ‘9-1-1’ Season 9, Chimney Is Not But the Official Captain of the 118
Within the Season 9 premiere of 9-1-1, Chimney leads the 118 by means of a sequence of calls, the place they save a billionaire (Mark Consuelos) who’s been swallowed by a whale, and fight youngsters’s antifreeze poisoning by giving them alcohol. All through every of those calls, it is clear that Chimney has turn into snug because the chief of the 118. He was the one who stepped up final season, demanded that Buck (Oliver Stark) and Eddie (Ryan Guzman) decide to staying on the station, and made positive that the workforce was capable of hold functioning in Bobby’s absence. This episode, he provides a speech at Bobby’s dedication even when he feels prefer it’s not truly what Bobby would have needed, and he helps the workforce save everybody that they arrive throughout. Chimney is clearly nonetheless feeling conflicted about his new place, however he would not let this have an effect on him on the job.
In a enjoyable and foolish subplot, Chimney, Eddie, and Buck struggle over who will get to be Hen’s (Aisha Hinds) plus one when she goes to area. At one level, Chimney expresses his frustration with Eddie for taking a threat on a name with out operating it by him first, and Eddie fires again that Chimney is barely the short-term captain. They discuss this out later, and Chimney admits that he is been feeling responsible and uncertain about taking up the function of captain in Bobby’s absence, as a result of he is fearful about disrespecting Bobby’s reminiscence. Chimney’s survivor’s guilt continues to be consuming at him, and a part of him appears like he should not be the captain because Bobby died for him. In consequence, Chimney has been laying aside taking the captain’s examination, however Eddie compliments his management model and pushes him to lastly take that leap.
‘9-1-1’ Must Preserve Shifting Ahead From Bobby’s Demise, Beginning With the 118
Hopefully, after Chimney and Eddie’s dialog, 9-1-1 will rapidly skip forward to Chimney turning into the official captain after having handed the take a look at. Chimney’s survivor’s guilt is real looking, and neither his guilt nor his grief ought to simply be wiped away solely, however each 9-1-1 and Chimney want to maneuver ahead from Bobby’s loss of life. As Eddie identified, Chimney is the absolute best captain to switch Bobby, each as a result of he selected to step up and since he is already a member of the workforce. Bringing in somebody new can be an excessive amount of of a change, and it would mess up the 118’s dynamic, even when it had been somebody extra likable than Gerrard. As a lot of an adjustment as it’s to see the 118 with out Bobby, the present group works very well collectively. Chimney, Hen, Buck, Eddie, and Ravi (Anirudh Pisharody) bounce very effectively off one another, they usually all have recognized one another lengthy sufficient to make a extremely strong workforce.
9-1-1 was in a tricky spot after Bobby’s loss of life final season, as a result of the present naturally needed to dedicate the remainder of the season to grieving him, however it took on a really totally different tone because of this. The time soar in the beginning of Season 9 has helped to repair this fairly a bit already, however the present nonetheless has a methods to go together with this transition. There’s already a return to the outdated silliness and playful banter within the 118’s interactions with one another, they usually see the irony of the state of affairs once they take care of some significantly humorous and unusual calls within the Season 9 premiere. 9-1-1 won’t ever be the identical present that it was earlier than Bobby’s loss of life, and it ought to by no means erase him solely, however it must proceed to maneuver ahead. It’s already doing an excellent job of this, however the following step right here must be to make Chimney the captain of the 118. 9-1-1 shouldn’t drag this storyline out by having Chimney think about whether or not to take the examination, then spend time finding out. As an alternative, he ought to simply turn into the captain already, and the 118 ought to transfer ahead as a workforce with Chimney at the helm.
New episodes of 9-1-1 air Thursdays on ABC at 8:00 P.M. EST.
- Launch Date
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January 3, 2018
- Showrunner
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Tim Minear
- Administrators
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Bradley Buecker, David Grossman, Brenna Malloy, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Jann Turner, Jennifer Lynch, Marita Grabiak, Sarah Boyd, John J. Grey, Barbara Brown, Robert M. Williams Jr., Kristen Reidel, Marcus Stokes, Tasha Smith, Millicent Shelton, Juan Carlos Coto, John Grey, Greg Sirota, Alonso Alvarez, James Wong, Kevin Hooks, Varda Bar-Kar, Shauna Duggins, Sharat Raju
- Writers
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Tim Minear, Andrew Meyers, Brad Falchuk, David Fury, Ryan Murphy, Christopher Monfette, Nadia Abass-Madden, Nicole Barraza Keim, Erica L. Anderson, Matthew Hodgson, Stacey R. Rose, Taylor Wong, Tonya Kong, Adam Penn
